
Dear govt, you can’t burn your way out of a plastic crisis
As part of the 2025-26 budget, the state govt announced two waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants in Kodungaiyur and Tambaram with a capacity of 21MW and 15-18MW electricity generation from solid waste.
The WTE at Kodungaiyur dump yard is to be set up at an estimated life-cycle cost of Rs 3,450c...